Oglethorpe (Atlanta: fit in, credit, high school)

[trying2know]

Could someone who knows someone else who went there tell me about this college. ANy inside info is welcomed thanks

[charolastra00]

It's a great school. I don't really know why it's ranked so low because it's selectivity and quality of education are higher than most other Georgia schools. It's sad that more people don't know about it.

Quite a few of my school's IB program went there and many high school teachers as well. It seem to attract somewhat quirky people and people very dedicated to learning. It's not a party school. It's also very small (around 1000 undergrads) so classes are small and discussion based. Also, it's very much a liberal arts school that focuses on learning, not just career prep.

[blackrabbit]

I did an MBA there and look at me now.................

Seriously it is very good in my opinion and the alum are very tight in Atlanta for career/job help. As I am from the UK it suited me as it more resembles an international university.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Now, from the outside looking in-
Liberal Arts college,
Private (no help if you're relying on Hope Scholarship)
Hasn't made a profit in 1.5yrs- is on the verge of losing accreditation.

[blackrabbit]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

Now, from the outside looking in-
Liberal Arts college,
Private (no help if you're relying on Hope Scholarship)
Hasn't made a profit in 1.5yrs- is on the verge of losing accreditation.

and your point is?

A lot of people at Oglethorpe actually have some money and are not concerned with the Hope.

You can still make a lot of money with liberal arts.

Its not going to loose acredidation, have you ever been there?

[CityFan]

Originally Posted by blackrabbit

You can still make a lot of money with liberal arts.

Like doing what? (Just curious) Practising law, publishing books, or being a journalist, maybe?

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by CityFan

Like doing what? (Just curious) Practising law, publishing books, or being a journalist, maybe?

How about graphics design?

[rackensack]

Originally Posted by CityFan

Like doing what? (Just curious) Practising law, publishing books, or being a journalist, maybe?

Off topic, but . . .

I have a B.A. in English from a small liberal arts college not unlike Oglethorpe -- in the same athletic conference, in fact. I came to Atlanta to enter a Ph.D. program in English lit.

Bailed on that, and have been employed at times in the advertising, graphic arts, and publishing fields, but for the last twenty years I've been in the software industry -- first in tech support, then product management, then quality assurance, and for the last 8 years or so in professional services/consulting. I'm now in a position that's actually more business consulting than technical consulting.

Despite succeeding in some very technically-oriented positions, I've never had a single programming or technical course in my life, except for two internal intro courses for products I would be consulting on. But I've always been able to learn what I needed to know because I know how to characterize and analyze problems, process new information quickly and make connections between that and what I already know, craft creative and effective solutions to problems, and communicate all of that to others. Where'd I learn that? That's what a liberal arts education is. The subject matter is practically irrelevant -- you can get a B.A. from a liberal arts college in math, or physics, or biology, or any of dozens of other subjects. The difference between that a B.S. from a non-liberal arts institution is that you'll likely be better equipped intellectually to grow, learn, and adapt to change througout your working life with a liberal arts degree than with specialized technical instruction in a particular body of knowledge. And in the long run, you find a lot of liberal arts grads pass by their more technically educated peers and end up running the organizations they work for.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by CityFan

Like doing what? (Just curious) Practising law, publishing books, or being a journalist, maybe?

Liberal arts is seen as the ideal background for most careers...especially business. Liberal arts is (and has been) the foundation for most professions.


It is really sad that our country is becoming too pre-professional and "trade school" oriented.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by rackensack

Off topic, but . . .

I have a B.A. in English from a small liberal arts college not unlike Oglethorpe -- in the same athletic conference, in fact. I came to Atlanta to enter a Ph.D. program in English lit.

Bailed on that, and have been employed at times in the advertising, graphic arts, and publishing fields, but for the last twenty years I've been in the software industry -- first in tech support, then product management, then quality assurance, and for the last 8 years or so in professional services/consulting. I'm now in a position that's actually more business consulting than technical consulting.

Despite succeeding in some very technically-oriented positions, I've never had a single programming or technical course in my life, except for two internal intro courses for products I would be consulting on. But I've always been able to learn what I needed to know because I know how to characterize and analyze problems, process new information quickly and make connections between that and what I already know, craft creative and effective solutions to problems, and communicate all of that to others. Where'd I learn that? That's what a liberal arts education is. The subject matter is practically irrelevant -- you can get a B.A. from a liberal arts college in math, or physics, or biology, or any of dozens of other subjects. The difference between that a B.S. from a non-liberal arts institution is that you'll likely be better equipped intellectually to grow, learn, and adapt to change througout your working life with a liberal arts degree than with specialized technical instruction in a particular body of knowledge. And in the long run, you find a lot of liberal arts grads pass by their more technically educated peers and end up running the organizations they work for.

Very well said.